MOVIE REVIEWS
Now showing around town… maybe streaming.
Burning at Both Ends
Keanu Reeves continues his Neeson-esque action rebirth in John Wick: Chapter 4. Bang bang.
Kings of Pong
Deng Chao’s sports drama Ping Pong: The Triumph is almost a Moneyball for the table tennis set.
Dino-Might Not
Are dinosaurs and space opera two great tastes that taste great together in 65?
‘Blade’ of Glory
It doesn’t say a whole lot but Cheng Er’s Hidden Blade sure does look pretty.
… And Scream Again
Scream VI could be the best sequel in the franchise. Who knew it needed to keep up the blood and guts?
Thar, it blows
It’s awards season. That means great performances; not great films. Exhibit A: The Whale.
Digital Domain
Wong Hing-fan’s Aaron Kwok-starrer Cyber Heist arrives to put the hacking hijinks of The Net to shame.
Solid 8-Count
Michael B Jordan picks up Ryan Coogler’s torch for Creed III, which, yeah. There’s a lot of firm, sweaty skin.
‘Lost’ and Found
Sammi Cheng flexes her acting chops in debuting director Ka Sing-fung’s family foster drama Lost Love.
Miyazaki-Lite
Makoto Shinkai aims for Miyazaki’s throne but still comes up a bit short with Suzume. Just a bit.
So ‘Close’ Yet So Far
Belgian director Lukas Dhont follows up Girl with Close, and asks why boys can’t get, well, close.
Coke and a Smile
Cocaine. A bear. It’s Cocaine Bear. The title is really all you need to know.
Culture War
It’s not just an American/Canadian/Australian screw up. Laha Mebow explores indigenous life in Taiwan in GAGA.
Hey Siri, Find Mom
Searching 2: Siri to the Rescue would be a better title for the entertaining, if familiar, Missing.
It ‘Blows’
Blows is a good word with which to describe the long-delayed crime epic Where The Wind Blows.
‘Quantum’ Excess
At least Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania comes in under two hours. That’s something?